Soap holder



Jan. 5, 1965 w. ZAJACZKOWSKI 3,164,356

SOAP HOLDER Filed Nov. 14, 1963 a, 75 v A! Maw INVENTOR. l/zzrz-wZA/ACZ/(O/VS/f 1 4 BY Z6 l A? I United States Patent 3,164,356 SGAPHOLDER Walter Zajaczkowski, Forest Road, Aliendale, NJ. Filed Nov. 14,1953, Ser. No. 323,732 Claims. (Cl. 243-359) This invention relatesgenerally to soap holders and more particularly to novel structure forholding the soap bar in spaced relationship to a dish.

It is a primary object of soap holders in general to provide structurefor maintaining a soap bar and its surroundings clean with a pleasingappearance. The common soap dish or soap recess in a wash basin does notattain this objective, since soap drippings and water are allowed toaccumulate. This accumulation not only is unsightly, but it tends todissolve that portion of the soap bar which is contact therewith.Therefore, various types of soap holders have been devised foreliminating such conditions; the most practical being the type of holderwhich providw an insert attachment received and held by the soap bar andproviding a support thereto for maintaining the bar in specialrelationship to a dish or wash basin.

Heretofore, such soap holders have been provided in various shapes andconfigurations which have inherent in their structure manydisadvantages. These prior articles include the type of soap holderemploying, for the grasping of a bar of soap, a cork screw type insertwhich is adapted for hanging on a suspended member. This character ofholder requires the suspended member be attached to a wall or similarstructure and does not allow any provision for the gathering or catchingof soap drip pings. Another prior soap bar holder presently known in theart includes an insert structure which requires removal thereof from thesoap bar each time the soap is to be used. Still another prior soap barholder presently known includes a bushing for insert into the soap barand a supporting pin mounted on a dish which is received by the bushing.This type of structure is difficult to employ since the bushing islocated by necessity on an underside of the soap bar, therefore, placingthe bar on the holder requires trial and error method for the user toalign the bushing and mating pin. Furthermore, these prior objects donot provide for the removal of soap drippings from ones sight. Sincemany prior articles are not provided with a catch for the soapdrippings, the soap would drain onto the floor or wash basin and producean unsightly appearance. Other prior structures have included at themost a dish for gathering soap drippings which remains within viewtherein.

It is therefore, a primary object of this invention to provide a soapholder which will remove soap drippings from View.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a holder for abar of soap which will maintain the bar out of contact with soapdrippings and water.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a soap holderin which an insert remains in the soap bar during its use.

It is another object of this invention to provide a soap holder whichdoes not require trial and error methods on the part of the user inreplacing the bar on the holder.

These and other objects will be more fully realized from the novelstructure of the present invention which includes an insert adapted forreceiving and holding a soap bar, a dish having central hole forreceiving a portion of the insert, and a collecting chamber disposed forholding said dish and for providing a chamber for collecting soapdrippings and excess water.

The invention, however, will be more fully realized and understood fromthe following detailed description when taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings "ice wherein like reference numerals designatesimilar structures and wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the invention showing a bar of soappositioned thereon;

FIGURE 2 is a sectional view taken along lines 2-2 of FIGURE 1illustrating the relative position of the upper or holding dish and thelower or collecting dish;

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of the insert employed in the presentinvention showing the preferred means of allowing soap drippings to passinto the collecting chamber; and

FIGURE 4 is a top view of the upper dish showing the flow of soapdrippings therein.

With reference to FIGURE 1, an upper or holding dish 10 is supported onan underside thereof by a collecting or lower dish 12. An insert 14supports a bar of soap 16 at an end 18 thereof and is received by acentral hole 20 at another end 22 thereof in dish 10. Upper dish 10includes ridges 23 extending from the sides thereof for preventing anyoverflow of soap 'drippings or water. FIG- URE 2 illustrates more fullythe relationship of the novel structural elements of the invention.Insert 14 is received in soap bar 16 by a frictional engagement with pin18 thereof. This arrangement of insert 14 and soap bar 16 is permanentso that the insert remains in frictional engagement with the bar when itis in use. Since the insert is located at an end of the soap bar, itwill not interfere in the washing operation. After the bar of soap hasbeen used, end portion 22 is inserted into hole 20 for support. Asupport flange 25 provides stabilization of the insert on the top faceof the upper dish. Dish 10 supports in sert 14 in hole 20 and aplurality of channels are provided therebetween for passage of soapdrippings. Dish 12 supports dish 10 by upstanding sides 24 thereof andprovides a collecting chamber 26 thereby. The arrows shown in FIGURE 2illustrate the flow of soap drippings and water from bar 16 and dish 10into chamber 26. As shown, end portion 22 is of such a size to allowsufficient space with the sides of hole 20 for the flow of soapdrippings and water therebetween. With such novel structure, soapdrippings and water will drain from ones view into chamber 26, leaving aclean appearance to the soap bar and the upper dish. A detailed showingof insert 14 is illustrated in FIGURE 3. A plurality of ribs 28 areprovided on a lower surface 30 of flange 25 thereof for supporting theinsert 14 on dish 10 and providing for the channels. FIGURE 4 is a topView of holding dish 10 illustrating the position of hole 18 andretaining sides or ridges 23. The upper dish may also be provided withslight recesses or channels extending from ridges 23 to hole 20 forassisting further in the draining of soap drippings and water. The topsurface of dish 10 may be provided with a more slanted configurationthan that shown so as to increase the flow of soap drippings toward hole20.

It is to be understood that the device may be constructed of anysuitable material; the preferred material being plastic for purposes ofsafety and durability. The shape of the elements shown may also bevaried without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scopeof the appended claims. For instance, any means for providing acollecting chamber which is out of ones view may be provided for thestructure of the lower dish. Also, the exact location of hole 20 is notpertinent to the proper function of the device and may be located at anypoint in the dish 10 if there is some portion of the dish disposed belowall parts of bar 16 for catching drippings therefrom. Therefore, anystructure which maintains a bar of soap out of contact with soapdrippings and water and includes means for draining the soap drippingsand water into a. concealed collecting chamber, is considered to fallwithin the scope of this invention.

arc gees The principles of the invention explained in connection Withthe specific exemplifications thereon will suggest many otherapplications and modifications of the same. It is accordingly desiredthat, in construing the breadth of the appended claims they shall not belimited to the specific details shown and described in connection withthe exemplification thereof.

What is claimed is:

1. A soap holder comprising an upper dish having a central hole therein,a collecting dish having sides dis posed for supporting said upper dishand for providing a collecting chamber therebetween in communicationwith the'central hole, and an insert disposed for frictional engagementat one end thereof with a bar of soap, the central hole disposed forreceiving the other end of said insert.

2. A soap holder comprising an insert having one end thereof disposedfor frictional engagement with a bar of soap, an upper dish having acentral hole therein disposed for receiving another end of said insert,and a lower dish having upstanding sides for supporting said upper dishand for providing a collecting chamber therebetween in communicationwith the central hole, said upper dish including means for providing adrain of Water and soap drippings toward the central hole.

3. A soap holder as in claim 2 wherein said insert includes means formaintaining the oiaer end thereof in spaced relationship to said upperdish and the sides of the central hole.

4. A soap holder as in claim 3 wherein said means for maintainingincludes a plurality of ribs projecting from said insert for providingsupport thereof on said upper dish.

5. A soap holder as in claim 4 wherein said means for providing a drainincludes ridges extending from the sides of said upper dish and channelsextending between the sides and the central hoie thereof.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,404,730 Bandy Jan. 31, 1922 2,932,119 Borah Apr. 12, 1960 2,934,852Heberling May 3, 1960 FOREIGN PATENTS 235,951 Great Britain lune 25,1925 300,493 Great Britain liov. 15, 1928

1. A SOAP HOLDER COMPRISING AN UPPER DISH HAVING A CENTRAL HOLE THEREIN,A COLLECTING DISH HAVING SIDES DISPOSED FOR SUPPORTING SAID UPPER DISHAND FOR PROVIDING A COLLECTING CHAMBER THEREBETWEEN IN COMMUNICATIONWITH THE CENTRAL HOLE, AND AN INSERT DISPOSED FOR FRICTIONAL ENGAGEMENTON ONE END THEREOF WITH A BAR OF SOAP, THE CENTRAL HOLE DISPOSED FORRECEIVING THE OTHER END OF SAID INSERT.